Period 4 - Civil War Turning Points by Keith Layman https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll Format: Event, Date, Place, Brief Description, What Makes This A Turning Point? (3 reasons, include what changed as a result or ensued as a result.) en-us 2017-12-06 11:43:44 UTC 2025-07-11 04:22:06 UTC hello@padlet.com !!!! ๐Ÿ…ข๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…–๐Ÿ…” ๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…• ๐Ÿ…ฅ๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…š๐Ÿ…ข๐Ÿ…‘๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…ก๐Ÿ…– !!!! davidluo https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213870738 Silver Party
EVENT: Siege of Vicksburg
DATE: May 18 to July 4, 1863
PLACE: Vicksburg, Mississippi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The Union Army of the Tennessee led by Ulysses S. Grant captured the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, the town of Vicksburg, after a prolonged siege.
WHY IS VICKSBURG A TURNING POINT?:
- Controlling the entirety of the Mississippi River essentially cut the Confederacy in two, east and west. Armies between the two sides are now unable to communicate as well as before.
- The Mississippi River served as an important trade route in the Americas to transport goods. The Confederacy would lose a significant portion of trade due to the loss of this river.
- Over 29,000 Confederate forces surrendered or were killed in the battle, which was a considerable blow to the Southern military.]]> 2017-12-06 19:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213870738 The Death of "Stonewall" Jackson https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213872105 Event: Death of Stonewall Jackson
Date: May 10, 1863
Place: Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia

Description: Following an attack on the Union, Jackson was shot in the arm by his own men by accident. Jackson had his arm amputated and got pneumonia.

Why a turning point?
-Lost morale for Confederates
-Confederates running out of generals
-Aggressive General valuable to South
-May have been helped Confeds in Gettysburgย ]]> 2017-12-06 19:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213872105 The Trent Affair kristenmccollum https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213874997 ย 
  • Event
    • The Trent Affair
  • Date
    • November to December 1861
  • Where
    • Occurred in the Bahama canalย 
  • Summary
    • The USS San Jacinto captured two Confederate representatives from a British ship who had been heading for Britain in search of diplomatic recognition. Britain was angered by this and began preparing for war with the United States, but Lincoln prevented this by releasing the Confederate prisoners.ย 
  • What Makes it a Turning Point
    • The British officially took the side of neutrality
    • The South was not going to be diplomatically recognized
    • Thus, it ends the age of Cotton Diplomacy and any kind of British support for the southย 
]]> 2017-12-06 19:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213874997 -Event: Appointment of Ulysses Grant as General-in-chief -Date: March 9, 1864 -Where: N/A -Summary:Served in the army, rejoined as a colonel, became Major General in Mississippi Was so successful that the government brought back the rank of Lieutenant General so that Grant could lead the Union Army -What makes it a TP: -Incompetence of previous generalsLincoln was upset about the hesitation of previous Generals (such as McClellan) -Overland campaign: Severe losses for the Confederates Siege at Richmond -More aggressive tacticsCaptured Fort Donelson https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213875398


]]> 2017-12-06 19:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213875398 Lincoln's Re-Election https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/nr6b2qt2qxll/wish/213877891 Event: Lincolnโ€™s re-election

Date: March 5, 1865 (Inaugurated)

Where: D.C.

Summary: The election of 1865 was Abraham Lincoln running against George McClellen. Lincoln won 2.2 million votes for the popular vote and 212 electoral votes to McClellan's 1.8 million votes and 21 electoral votes.   

3 Reasons why this was a turning point:
  • It showed popular opinion in the North in favor of the war
  • Northern peace democrats no longer had power to stop the war
  • further enhanced sectionalism between Democrats and Republicans


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